Geology Resources
Posted in Resources on September 11th, 2008 by Elaine | Permalink |
A guest post today from Leslie Contos:
Just put together a few resources together for geology for kids, and
thought I’d post here as well, in case someone else has an interest.
Have you taken him to the Field Museum to look at their collection of
gemstones and other geology related exhibits?
www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits
We’ve used the Field Museum’s Harris Loans, fossil field trips, and
National Geographic Lectures with good success.
www.fieldmuseum.org/CalendarSystem
My son still loves Dave’s Down to Earth Rock Shop in Evanston. Make
sure to check out the basement too!
www.davesdowntoearthrockshop.com
The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Elmhurst has some cool
stuff: www.lizzadromuseum.org/exhibits
Other Illinois Geology Museums
www.amfed.org
My son always loved the NASA education site links: here.
And interactive java applets are also high on the list of fun:
www.educypedia.be/education
If your child is a hands on kid, he or she will probably like to focus on labs:
www.sciencecourseware.org
Illinois Geological Survey
www.isgs.uiuc.edu
Geology Field trip sources:
http://geology.about.com/od/geology_il/Illinois_Geology.htm
I really loved participating in an archeological dig when I was in
high school and now the same place offers them for families with kids:
www.caa-archeology.org
Homeschool Buyers co-op has deals on Cyber Ed Earth & Space science.
Might be other geology type stuff as well:
www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org
Maybe your child would enjoy a geology club?
www.amfed.org